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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Public-private partnership to help achieve sustainable development of the Russian Arctic
31 january 2025
Public-private partnership projects will allow Russian Arctic regions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
UNESCO and WMO launch International Year of Glacier Conservation
30 january 2025
UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have launched the International Year of Glacier Conservation initiative, aimed at raising awareness of the critical role of glaciers in the climate system and the planet’s water balance.
RAEX names Russia’s leading companies in water resource management
29 january 2025
RAEX rating agency conducted a study measuring how efficient organizations in Russia are managing water resources.
China completes large-scale greenification project in Taklamakan Desert
28 january 2025
In 2024, China completed a large-scale unique greenification Taklamakan Desert Green Belt which became an important milestone in the fight against desertification.
Clean Arctic activists to clean up WWII battlefields in 2025
27 january 2025
Clean Arctic volunteers will dedicate their efforts in 2025, the 80th anniversary of WWII victory, to cleaning the old battlefields and homefront facilities, press service of the project reported.
A third of Earth's northern regions turn from CO2 absorbers into CO2 sources
24 january 2025
Over the past two decades, about a third of the total area of the Arctic and adjacent regions of North America and Eurasia have turned from carbon dioxide absorbers into one of the largest sources of the greenhouse gas emissions, the press service of the American Woodwell Climate Research Center reported.
Water salinity in Aral Sea down by almost 4 times
23 january 2025
The salinity of water in the Aral Sea has decreased from 30 grams per liter to 8, said Yerdos Kulzhanbekov, head of the Department of Development of Hydro-reclamation of the Ministry of Water Resources of Kazakhstan.
